Thinking About Thinking
A Prescription for Healthcare Improvement
Yang Chen author Myura Nagendran author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:22nd Jul '24
Should be back in stock very soon
Why do some clinicians make better decisions than others?
Do all clinicians become better decision-makers over time?
Is decision-making in healthcare an independent and trainable skill?
This book is about the practice of medicine and the decision-making of the people we entrust with our care. While treatments, technologies and professional roles have evolved over the years, the essential act of decision-making has remained constant.
Through personal experience, research and feedback from colleagues across healthcare, the authors examine how metacognition – or thinking about thinking – can provide a toolkit with which to improve the decision-making of all healthcare professionals.
The rise of digital tools and AI-based clinical support systems makes this a critical time to grasp how human decision-makers operate and how to best harness the increasing volume of healthcare data available.
This is a thought-provoking read for professionals and curious minds alike, packed with ideas and practical advice about how to improve decision-making in healthcare and deliver better outcomes for patients.
‘This book is a must read for all doctors and healthcare professionals wanting to make better decisions for their patients. Particularly as artificial intelligence enters the healthcare space, this timely book offers powerful insights into why improving human thinking and decision-making should remain central to improving modern medical practice and training.’ - Dr Dominic Crocombe, Gastroenterology Registrar, Royal Free Hospital and NIHR Clinical Fellow in Hepatology, University College London, UK
‘A very interesting and novel perspective on how we think about decision making in healthcare.’ - Martin Bromiley OBE, Founder, Clinical Human Factors Group
‘This book is a must read for all doctors and healthcare professionals wanting to make better decisions for their patients. Particularly as artificial intelligence enters the healthcare space, this timely book offers powerful insights into why improving human thinking and decision-making should remain central to improving modern medical practice and training.’ Dr Dominic Crocombe, Gastroenterology Registrar, Royal Free Hospital and NIHR Clinical Fellow in Hepatology, University College London, UK
‘A very interesting and novel perspective on how we think about decision making in healthcare.’ Martin Bromiley OBE, Founder, Clinical Human Factors Group, UK
‘Thinking About Thinking’ has been a crucial guide in enhancing my decision-making skills as a GP trainee to help navigate the complexities of healthcare.’ Dr Carol Chan, Academic GP Trainee, Imperial College London, UK
'As a trainee GP with a hospital background, I'm learning to be a primary care generalist; a specialism that defines itself on assessing clinical risk and
diagnostic probabilities. This is a book for anyone in healthcare who wants to understand how and why they make decisions.' Dr Claire Edwin, GP Registrar, UK
ISBN: 9780367340889
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 470g
246 pages